I recognize this is an unusual question, but the graphics in battles are really slow…

Let me explain. I bought the game several years ago and played happily for some time, then moved on to various other things. We recently had our first baby and I was looking for a game that was turn based and I could come and go from quickly, at the drip of a dirty diaper shall we say! Dom II came to mind and it has been great.

The only thing is that I have re-installed it on a newer computer with a much better graphics card. But the battles are very slow. I played with frame rate, with little success. I will play with the “f” key tonight, but can anyone suggest why it might be slower than on the older machine?

It might have made better use of the graphic card it knew, than the newer ones.

It has alot of things you can try though. Lower graphics settings and such. Look in the file about command_line switches and edit the icon that calls up the game

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Thanks for the ideas, I will give them a try. Wallpaper is already off and yes, I have a Radeon. Off to search for third party drivers. I will try that before messing with the command line. It is no secret that the graphics are fair and I have no desire to lower them further...

My heavy infantry got eaten by a dragon last night. No need for suggestions on how to fix that one, stupidity can not be cured on the forums!

I 'upgraded' to a new ATI graphics card as well and could not play Dom2 anymore! I had to wait for a couple of month until ATI provided a newer driver, which supported Hardware-OpenGL and now it runs fast...

Although, I am referring to running on Linux above, I tried it on Windows once, too. The results are the same: The native Windows does a bad job, but the drivers that you can download from ATI's website worked well enough for me.

Otherwise, quite a while ago on this board, someone recommended the "Omega"-drivers. They worked with my old ATI card well enough, but for my new one the drivers from ATI's website were good enough as I said. Try google on "ATI Omega Drivers"...

Thanks for the pointer, I had not had much luck with searches for "third party drivers." Over the weekend I took to using the w key, which turns off the back ground. It runs a lot faster, but is pretty bland.

Also, it did not stop my lab from being overrun and losing all my research... I seem to have forgotten a lot about playing this game.

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This game is NOT suitable for students, interns, apprentices, or anyone else who is expected to pass tests on a regular basis. Do not think about strategies while operating heavy machinery. Before beginning this game make arrangements for someone to check on you daily. If you find that your game has continued for more than 36 hours straight then you should consult a physician immediately (Do NOT show him the game!)